ride distance

[jim55]

10 ml in 30 min!!!for a beginner!!a good tt time is in the low twenties isnt it ?you must b going some ,,i commute 7 miles and it gen takes me about 30 min,,that obv includes me stopping at lights ,,,i think the only way i could do ten in 30 min is wind assisted (or an engine lol),,if ur av is 20 mph then il eat my hat ,,no way thats achievable in urban traffic (red lights and stuff)

 

[gettingintoit]

the route i take is not urban its country roads and theyre generally very easy to get up to a high speed on . ( flat with no headwind) and then off road routes and the last 3 miles of the ride takes on average 7 minutes because its mainly downhill .. if i was on urban routes with lots of traffic and big hills then it would take alot longer ..... the other routes i do consist of alot of hills and they take me considerably longer ... ... ..... me and my friend have a 32 mile country cyle ride that we are going to attemp next week or the week after

 

[gettingintoit]

when on a ten mile today with a chest infection and a motherlover of a head wind ..... took me over an hour ... i was quite dissapointed tbf

 

[jim55]

the route i take is not urban its country roads and theyre generally very easy to get up to a high speed on . ( flat with no headwind) and then off road routes and the last 3 miles of the ride takes on average 7 minutes because its mainly downhill .. if i was on urban routes with lots of traffic and big hills then it would take alot longer ..... the other routes i do consist of alot of hills and they take me considerably longer ... ... .....

well that explains it according to strava (iphone app)this morning going to work ,,i done ,,well have a look ,,my work is a wee bit further than this but i had to get the van en route

 

[jim55]

 

[gettingintoit]

wow you hit some good speed there ,,, i presume you have alot of traffic and traffic lights to contend with .... also i think i realised why my time was so good .... i was going by the time my cycle computer told me ... i realised today that only records the time that my wheels are moving ... ... i think this would explain the time taken however my cycle computer has recorded 30 odd minute times to do the ten mile route when conditions are good with no stops ... maybe its innacurate .. i will have to purchase a stopwatch to record it accurately

 

[gettingintoit]

also records an avg speed of 18.9 mph

 

[BrumJim]

Cycling when ill is never as good as you hope it would be.

Warm still days are days you enjoy cycling. Windy days are resistance training!

Keep it up. Winter days are the worst, and then, sometime in March or April, the weather gets warmer, and you are no longer riding to build up heat, fighting the wind, and wondering how much nicer it is in the car. The sun is shining, the wheels are rolling, the bike is working well, and everything is great in the world.

 

[jim55]

Iv just counted, there are 12 sets of lights on my commute . And I go thru the town centre and find it very hard to maintain a good speed ,they ( and conditions in gen ) must add on about 8-ten min so about twenty min non stop if I got the chance , my best so far is 21 min but even so I think I'd b struggling to do 10 ml in 30 minutes , well done

 

[gettingintoit]

i think by looking at your speeds on there if you took the same route i take you would do it in a much faster time they are very easy roads to ride in the correct conditions

 

[Old Plodder]

You've done the hardest part....starting.
Go at your own speed that is comfortable, & then steadily increase the mileage.

Eat less, exercise more is the only way to shift the weight & fat. (I'm having to do so myself)
I hit 16 stone; that was my wake up call; can do 30 miles without to much bother, but I used to do big mileages 20 years ago.

 

[gettingintoit]

well with healthy eating and my cycling ive managed to drop from anything over 24 stone ( my scales only went to 24 and when i stood on them they said error instantly) i have now gotten down to 22 st 13 ib and counting

 

[cloggsy]

i think i may have chosen the wrong time of year to start my cycling again .... was out on a ten miler in -4 yesterday .. that wasnt fun

The cooler it is, the less you'll sweat... Think about your ride again, then think 'what if it was 24°C?' I think we're past the worse of the weather & it'll only get better from here on in...

In Nov 2010 I was 21 stone, I started cycling in April '11 having already lost 2 stone. I have now lost 4 and a half stone (an counting...)

Keep it going; It'll pay off

 

[Sittingduck]

Plus your body will burn more calories, when it's really cold (so I believe). Not a bad time to start riding

 

[PpPete]

You might sweat less in the cold - but not that much. Make sure you keep drinking plenty of fluids.